Form committee to change archaic land laws, CS told

Chandigarh, October 14

CM Charanjit Singh Channi today directed the Chief Secretary to constitute a committee to suggest proposals for changing archaic land laws to safeguard the proprietary ownership rights of people.

Channi said the initiative would go a long way in streamlining the existing procedure of girdawari, mutation, jamabandi and division, thus saving people from exploitation through fraudulent practices to divest them of their proprietary rights.

The CM issued the directions during a meeting with all deputy commissioners at the CMO here. He sought a detailed proposal to abolish girdawari system to ensure ownership rights only vested with the legitimate owner. Several states have already done away with this system.

Channi also asked the deputy commissioners to organise ‘suvidha’ camps to clear the backlog of social security pensions.

Issuing a stern warning to the DCs to stamp out corruption, he asked them to ensure punctuality in offices. Without mincing any words, he said no one would be allowed to function from camp offices.

He also asked the DCs to ensure prompt redressal of public grievances and keep their meetings with field officers after 5 pm so that they could concentrate on administrative functioning and reserve any two days in a week for field visits to supervise activities. — TNS